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Reserves - Marsland
Key Information
Entrance Grid reference
SS 230 173
Location
Hartland, West Devon
Size
190 hectares
Main Type of Habitat
Steep sided oak woodland, heathland and maritime grassland.
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Marsland
Marsland is a very large reserve on the northern border of Devon and Cornwall. Extending several kilometres inland from a dramatic coastline, this inspiring site offers something for everyone.
It is an exceptionally diverse nature reserve consisting largely of a wooded, steep-sided valley, along with coastal heath and grassland, meadows, woodland glades, bracken-covered slopes and small streams and ponds. At certain times of year it is rich in wild flowers and the woodlands are alive with birds.
The entire reserve was originally bought in small sections by Christopher Cadbury, largely in the 1950s and 1960s. It was gifted to the Royal Society for Nature Conservation who managed the site until 1997 when it was taken on by the Devon Wildlife Trust under a lease arrangement.
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